Song · Jerry Lee Lewis
“Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On” by Jerry Lee Lewis
From the album The Piano Man (2005)
“Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On” by Jerry Lee Lewis appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2012 and 2020. It was first released in 2005 on the album The Piano Man. Its best result is #323 on the WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,378 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" belongs to Jerry Lee Lewis. Big Maybelle got to it first, in 1955, but his 1957 rock and roll version, with its rockabilly kick, is the one the world remembers, and in 2005 it turned up again on The Piano Man.
Who actually wrote it is a murkier business. The credit usually goes to Dave Williams, sometimes shared with James Faye "Roy" Hall, a pianist who also ran a club, and Hall liked to trace the song to a fishing trip down in Pahokee on Lake Okeechobee, where a big bell summoned everyone in to eat and a simple question about what was happening drew a colorful reply.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 323 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1713 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
Also listed as: Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.
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